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How “Shrimp Jesus” and fake books help AI spammers lure users
Social media users report a rise in bizarre AI-generated images. What does this tell us about the direction of viral content?
Brushing up on media literacy
Can you spot a deep fake and separate fact from opinion? How do you know what you know? Do you understand how algorithms work? We’ll help you sort it out.
Top Tips: How does media get you to care?
Millions die of hunger in one place. No one cares. Millions are dying of hunger somewhere else and the world sends food. What’s the difference?
Where media literacy is fundamental
In Finland, teaching media literacy in schools is a way to stave off the disinformation invasion that looms on its border.
Decoder Replay: Can we get ahead of extreme weather events?
Poor nations are hardest hit by extreme weather, but they can lack resources to produce forecasts that can save lives. What can be done?
Decoder: Is the U.S. election really that important?
The Western world is obsessed with the upcoming contest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. The rest of the world? Elsewhere, other things are happening.
When all the news about climate change gets you down
We worry about a future where it is too hot or too cold and extreme environmental events become the norm. That affects our mental health now.
Top Tips: How to write a news story
Journalists use story formats to organize information and write and publish a news story quickly. Here is one way to write a news article using a story format.
Connecting neighbors one porch at a time
A hyperlocal movement has spread across countries and continents to bring people out of their homes and connect with their neighbors over music.
Decoder Replay: Why listen to hateful views?
These are polarising times. If we want to heal divisions and save democracy, we need to listen to views we don’t like to hear.
Decoder: Has Israel launched a war that cannot end?
The assassinations of leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah, an invasion of Lebanon and the all-out assault on Gaza beg the question: Does Israel have an end game?
Nurturing facts out of the weeds of disinformation
To counter the lies slowing the fight against climate change and harming our democratic institutions will take a global effort. But people are mobilising.
Top Tips: A dream career is not out of reach
The journalism field prizes expertise. That gives you the ability to turn your passion into a career. You just have to start early and stay focused.
Should it be easy to buy dangerous chemicals?
Online sales of pesticides helps farmers in places far from suppliers. Can we keep them out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have them?
Decoder Replay: Why Europe worries about French debt
If you owe too much money and can’t repay it, you could lose your car or home. Can a nation have too much debt? What happens then?
Do Russians prefer the pre-Putin past? Not necessarily.
We colour history with nostalgia when we are dissatisfied with the present. But for those who know only what’s now? They might not want to go back.
Extreme weather makes climate change a reality now
Even as different places adapt differently to floods and famine, heat and cold, we have to learn how to cool down our planet together.
Top Tips: Can you eliminate your bias from your story?
Journalists are trained to be objective. But what does that mean and where did that idea come from? And is it achievable?
Fighting systemic corruption through the ballot box
In Sri Lanka and elsewhere, people are telling elected politicians to clean up their act or find themselves out of a job.
Decoder Replay: If politicians lie what should the media do?
U.S. presidents have often twisted the truth. But Donald Trump has flooded the media with falsehoods in a unique challenge to democratic institutions.
Happy birthday to the president who pushed for peace
Jimmy Carter wasn’t expected to be president. When he failed to get reelected, most people expected to forget him. He ended up setting a model few could follow.
Swimming in the wake of ancient explorers
On a wild swim tour of Greece you might not brush aginst ancient stones. But each stroke you take breaks through a history as deep as the Ionian Sea.
Top Tips: It’s not too early to lead change
We asked young people from five countries this question: Is it time for young people to take charge? The answer is yes. They showed us different ways do it.
A year ago we told Europe: Lend us your ears
The community of European podcasters dubbed WePod marks its first anniversary, connecting voices to audiences across the EU.
Decoder Replay: Is the news media necessary?
How we perceive events like the war in Ukraine depends on our news sources. While never perfect, news media perform invaluable services.
What drought looks like
On the island of Java, climate change has disrupted the traditional weather cycles, leaving residents trying to figure out how to survive months without rain.
Decoder: Vietnam’s bamboo diplomacy
Vietnam has long had to dance between powerful allies and enemies. That’s left it poised to maneuver in the political chaos that now swirls around it.
Top Tips: You might get more from your first job than money
It might not be the job of your dreams. But it can give you the foundation for a successful career.
Does the stock market prefer one candidate over another?
Voting your conscience might affect money markets but perhaps not in the way many people think.
Decoder Replay: What does it mean to be German?
With an influx of migrants over the past decade, Germany is reconciling to rapidly changing demographics. The idea of German identity is evolving.
Correspondents in the spotlight: Enrique Shore
Photojournalism can document what’s happening now and chronicle our past so we can create a new future. Enrique Shore has spent a lifetime doing just that.
Decoder: Are international rules made to be broken?
Russia didn’t attend the 75th birthday of the Geneva Conventions. Are the treaties that govern how nations conduct war still relevant in today’s chaotic world?
Top tips: Beware the power of repetition
Why do so many people believe ridiculous things? Maybe because they read these things over and over. Can we stop the spread of dangerous misinformation?
What draws immigrants to some countries and not others?
Hungary is not known for welcoming immigrants. But in a country where the language is difficult to master, many immigrants simply choose to move on.
Decoder Replay: Mass shootings as a global problem
It is easy to write off mass shootings as a U.S. problem. But they are on the rise globally. Can we find global solutions to this massive problem?
Tying climate change science to storytelling in classrooms
News Decoder’s EYES project pilots a new curriculum to inspire teachers and engage students in a deep dive into climate change in schools.
Youth power rises in East Africa
Strong governments in Kenya and Uganda are grappling with a new problem: angry, organized young people demanding change.
Top Tips: Can you find a news story?
There are all kinds of interesting things happening around us and all kinds of interesting people. Turning them into news stories is a skill.
The legacy of leadership
Can even leaders on the wrong side of history be credited for good outcomes? Can awful leaders be awe-inspiring?
Decoder Replay: Ping pong and cross border connections
A selfie on the Olympic podium of competing ping pong players from North and South Korea reminds us of the ability of sports to bridge political divides.
Decoder: Can the U.S. immigration system be fixed?
One candidate in the upcoming election vows to deport millions of people. The other wants complicated changes to current laws. Is either solution feasible?
Ears to you: Take a moment to stop and listen
Before the noise of the new school year begins, take a deep breath, put on those earbuds and tune into something focused and enlightening.
Top Tips: Being a teen is a secret superpower
You don’t have to be from the New York Times or Le Monde to land an interview with someone important. Sometimes just being 16 is more impressive.
Decoder Replay: Should we dread the use of drones in war?
Drones are being used in warfare in Ukraine, Sudan and the Middle East. Other nations have them. How did we get to this point and how much should it worry us?
Brushing up on artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence will change our lives in ways difficult to imagine. But we are trying to imagine it anyway.
The adventure of going from ignorance to experience
Journalist Deborah Charles never let a lack of knowledge stop her from reporting. The trick is to find the people who can walk you through it.
Top Tips: Where’d you get that information?
A news story is only as good as the sources of information the reporter relied on. And figuring out where to find trustworthy information is a challenge.
In Ireland and worldwide, Irish music brings people together
A giant crowd of people playing tin whistles — small flutes — in the Irish town of Wexford showed the world how music can connect people and communities and be, well, good craic.
Decoder Replay: Why Japan’s stability is important to the world
As China and Russia tighten their alliance, Japan has emerged as an important partner to the West. A sudden change in leadership there has wider implications.
How one physician uses journalism to address society’s ills
With a digital camera, Alfonso Silva-Santisteban has found that telling people’s stories can help society heal in a way medicine can’t.